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W. P. GAMMONS', 'JI'. MACHINE FORISBWING SWEAT BANDS INTO HATS..

No; 519,038. PatentedMay 1, '1894:-I

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(No Modelv.) n I W. -P. GAMMONS, Jr.

MAGHINB PoR SEWING SWEAT BANDS INTOHATS..

. No, 519,038. Patented May 1, 1894.

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' W. P. GfA-MMONS, Jr.- MACHINE PoR SEWING SWEAT-1mm` INT0 HAT-s.

N0. 519.o3 8.- PatentedMay1.1894..

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' Appuntamentiniemeer'. sennnmssmse. enmien- To all wir/0m i' may concern/:

and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful improvement-sin Machines for Sewing'Sweat-Bands into' Hats; ,and l do l declare the following to be a nll; clear. and

,edge of thonet bodydescriptionand claims when takenin conj unc-- tion with 'the `aocomper'iyi ng drawings, in` 3SA exact description or" the` invention, such as` will enable Vothers skilledin the art towhicli it appertains to make and nee the same.

My invention has relation oimprovements vin machines forsewing-sweat hands into hats,

and it has for its primary, object to Aprovideal machine adaptedk with slight alterations orv modications to formell-.her th ezigzag eroverseam orwhipstitch disclosed in myprior appli` cation for patentled Msyl, 1892, Serial No. 434,976, patented .lune 2S, i892, No. 477,751; my present` invention beingfdesigned more particularly' esan improvement upon the ma- `chine disclosed in-myapplicationfor patentl ined May 27,` 18.91,; serial No. 394,391.; ,psi-

ented .inne 28,\1892, No.` 477,750,- vvhich is" adapted toloe` nsedforsewing sweat'bands or linings into hats and fcepssoithet the stitch will oove'renc 'ed'ge'of the band and ser-ve as a finish whilesecnring thehand to the folded W'itlthe foregoing and.' ctllen obj ec'ts in view,'the noveltygifnr.:my present invention will -be fully 'u'ndersood from" the following whichf Figure 1 ,isane1evation of one side of my improved machine.- Fig. 2 is ein elevation of the opposite side of the saine with the cov.

ering plate of the `over'hanging or-fixed arm removed, to show the-.interior mechanism thereof. Fig. 3, isa front elevation of the machine. Fig. It, is an invertedgplan viewwith the platform ,-lianger, theffeedland clampwheels, and theguideremoved., v Fig. 5, is' a horizontal sectionv taken: in the` plane. indicated by ,the .une e, .mi rig. alookingdownin position Fig. 7, is a detail-perspective view of theloop-takenits 'rook shaftand pinf ion, and.y the rack bar for rocking said shaft,

Be it known that L 'WELooMER Giannone, Jr., a citizen of the United States,resiiiing-et New York city, in 'the county OfNewYork 1 'and Fig. v8 is a perspective view of the ina-terial guide removed.

'In said drawings similar lettersdesignate corresponding parts throughout. the several views, referring to which-- A',".indioates the base; B, the overhenging or xedv'arnn'and C, the drive shaft which is,

journaled in the fixed arm, as better shown in Fig. 2, ol the drawings. This drive shaft (his provided in alignment with the hollow standard of the fixed oroverhanging arm, with adisk D, having the peripheral cam groove ci, which engages the lug o, carried at the upper end o f the lever E, and serves to impart a rocking motion t-o said lever for la purpose present-ly described. The lever E, which takes through a slot in the base A, as shown, has its Alevier endl loosely connected to one end of the. horizontal lever F,.which'is fnlcrumed atl an intermediate point in its length and is provided with a longitudinal slot o, for the adb justable connection of the pitman Gr, which connection iseffected by the screw. d, which takes through the slot cg an eye in the pitrnan, anda transverse slot inthe basevplaie;

and the nnty e, which is mounted upon the -npper end of the screw as shown. This pitman G, is connected at its forward end to a short lever H,'which carries a spring pressed -pavvlLengaging with the ratchet wheel J,

fixed upon the vertical 'shaft j, of the horizontallvdisposed feed. wheel K, which feed. wheel is designedto be moved-e slight distance through the medium of the mechanism just lescribed9 to" feed the materials while the' vertically slidable frame is in its upper position, andat the beginning ofthe outward strokeof the needle-sothat the needie will take thronglnthe sweat band and the folded edge-'of the hat tofcriii the next stitch at the proper .distance frorniithe irst stitch or pes- .sage of ,theneejdle through the sweat band and hat; for. a purpose more fully hereinafter desc'ribed. l' f L,- italica-tes` a clamping wheel which is piv emily-'mounted npon ,a bowed bracketarm g,

whchis jpreferably formed integral with a slottedplate h, held in positionuponthe lease A, by a .soir-og as i, and Whittie vplate is de- Asignedo 'be moved by the camtevel' lll, sway from the feed wheel K, so asv to perrnitof the interposition of the materials between the same; the clamping wheel L, normally pressing toward the feed whee1K,or the materials between the two, by virtue of the retracting spring j, which is connected at one end to a lug depending from the plate H, and its op posite end to a stud or the like depending from the base A.

To support the materials properly while the same are clamped and are being fed, through the medium of the mechanism described, I have provided a slotted hanger N, which is suitably connectedfto the forward end ofthe base A, and is designed to support the hori-l zontal platfor'rn'P'. This platform P, upon which thehat is designed to rest, is provided at its inner end with a lixed bracket plate m,

which is provided upon its inner side with a vertical rib designed to rest 'and move inthe vertical slt of the hanger N, upon which the bracket plate is'adjustably fixed by the binding screw n, the shank of which takes through vations to suit hats" of various styles and ,sizes.

the slot of the hanger N, and into therib of the bracket m, whereby it will be seen that` the platform P, may be iixed at various ele- Aformed in the vertical portion ofthe guide as better shown in Fig. 3, of the drawings. The

Y guide R, is provided at one end with ashort vertical slot r, through which takes the screw s, which takes into the vertical portion of the bracket arm t, which rests in a recess formed Q'6 s" edge by a screw orthe like is a curvilinear in the inner side of the guide and is suitably connected to the base A, as shown. The guide R, is also provided upon its inner side adjacent to itsopposite end where lit is of an angular form in cross section, with a recess similar tothe one adjacent tofits opposite end, in which rests the vertical, slotted portion of the bracketarm fn', through'which takes the set screw o, which takes into a threaded aperture in the guide R.. By this manner of connecting the guide R, to the base, it will be perceived that the said guide maybe adjusted vertically toaslight extent, and may bereadly removed and replaced by another guide when desirable; the present guide being adapted more especially forattaching sweat bands to soft hats in which no reed is used and inwhich one edge of the sweat band is finished by the thread as will be presently described. `The forward edgeof lthe 'horizontal portion of the. guide R, is' ref ceesedas shown so that it describes a right hand curve; and connected to the said curved Mounted in suitable ways in the face of the overhanging or fixed arm B, is the vertically vslidable frame T, which is provided upon its inner side ata point adjacent to its upper end with an anti-friction lug U, designed to move in the cam groove fw, of the wheel or diski V, which wheel or disk is fixed upon the outer end of the drive shaft C, whereby ittwill Vbe seen'that at each rotationof the said shaft, the frame T, and its appurtenances will be lowered and raised; such movement of the frame T, being properly timed with respect to the movements of the other parts as will be presently pointed out.`

-Journaled in a' bracket a', extending forwardly from the movable frame T, is a rock -shat't b', upon oneend of which is-tixed the swingingl arm A', of the rocking 'or reciproeating needle B,`which' isfpreferably connected in a detachable and adjustable 1nan ner to thesaid arm A', by a ser screw or the like. A

Fixed at suitable point upon the drive shaft C, is a beveled lgear 'wheel d', which meshes with a pi-nion c', upega short transverse shaftf, which extends `through the wall \of the overhanging or fixed arm B, and car ries a disk g', at its outer eudjtorwhich is eccen tricall y connected one end of a pitman4 h', which pitman is connected'at'itslforward end to a crank arm C', "fixed v-upon the end of the shaft b', opposite to that which the arm A', is connected, whereby it will be seen that when the drive shaft is rotated the needle B', will be rocked. or reciprocated. The crank arm'C, is' provided at its upper end with an approximately Tes'haped head D', in which is i formed a cam slot 7c', designed to impart a" vertically reciprocatory movement to a rack bar E', through Vthennedium of the crank pin F-, carried by the -said rack bar E', which rack bar meshes with7 a pinion l', upon one endof the shaft n', of theloop taker M', which shaft is journaled in the frame T. It will be seen that upon the inward stroke of the necd1e,the rack bar E', is given an upward movement, which bar, through the medium of the `pinion on the loop-taker shaft, 'givessaid shaft a slight `rockingmotion so as to vibrate theloop taker and raise itsV point to a plane above the path of the needle..Y Upon the downward stroke of the rack bar E', and during the receding stroke of the needle; the loop the needle ready to rock inward to shed its rst/loop and take another loop from the needle, as will be hereinafter more clearly point"- The rock shaft n', is provided at one end with a sleeve socket p', as shown in which the shank of the loop taker isfremovably secured by a set screw or the like; and the pinion Z, upon the said shaft'n, is preferably provided with a sleeve or collar extension m', through which takes a set screw to x the pinion upon the shaft, whereby it will be readily perceived that the loop taker andits shaft may be readily adjusted with respect to the rack bar E.

The mechanism of my improved machine is so timed that when lthe vertically slidable frame T, is moving up or,down,the crank pin F', of therack bar E', is' at the forward end of the cam slot k', of the crank arm C', by reason of which the said crank arm C', will have a 10st motion and the rack bar E', and the needle arm A', will be held stationary with respect to the slidable frame T, during the greater part of the upward and downward movements of the said frame.

Although the rack bar E', and the'loop taker h actuated thereby together with the needle arm A', and the needle carried thereby, do not move materially during themovements of the vertically slidable frame, yet when the said slidable frame is in its lower position, the said parts will be thrown into action and the needle will take through the material, and the loop taker will.take a loop from the needle; and after the slidable frame has attained its upper positionLthe needleand loop taker will again be thrown into action and theneedleavill pass over the material, and the loop taker will shed its first loop, and take another loop from the needlelis i lically sl'idable fra-me T at the lower end and will draw it through the first loop onthe loop that it has just shed, or in other-words a stitch vwill be formed while the frame T, is"

in its lower position, andauother stitch' will be formed when the said frame 'is in its upper position; the first stitch being through -the materials and the next stitch over the same. y l

i Suitably connected tothe front of the verthereof, is the needle plate W',- which is provided with a reduced depending portion as shown, which has an eye adjacent to its lower end for the passage of the needle. l

` X', indicates the former for the material, which is suitably connected to the bracket-m, and is designed to be adjusted vertically, so that 'the needle will properly take through the sweat band and the folded edge of the-hat. In operation the foldededge of the hat and the sweat band are placed within the former and between the clamping wheel L, 'and thefeed wheel K, and the' said clamping wheel is brought in` against the same by manipulating the cam lever M. The machine is then started, whenthe needle will take through the sweat band and the folded edge of the hat, and upon the receding stroke of the needle, the loop takerwilltake a loop from the needle.

The vertically slidable frame will then be -raised to its upper position, after which the needle will pass over the sweat band and the folded edge of the hat to finish the edge of the former; and upon the receding` stroke of the needle in its upper position, the loop taker will shed its first loop and will take a loop from the needle and draw it through the rst loop, and during the recedingfstroke of the needle while the frame T, is in its upper povsition, the feed wheel K, will be actuated io move the materials, which movement will draw the loop that has just beenshed tight of my machine, as I reserve the right to make such modifications asfairly fally within the Ascope of. my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. `In-a sewingmachine an organized, stitchf IOC forming mechanism, anda vertical -rectilinearly sliding frame carrying the same, the said mechanismbeing adapted to form a stitch at the termination of each downward and upward movement respectively Vof the frame, substantially as specified.

2. In a sewing m'achineaverticallyandlinearly reciprocating organized stitch-forming mechanism, comprising a rocking orreciprocatory needle and a loop-taker having `its point directed away from the needle and the path of the materials, and a suitable means for raising and lowering the same so that the needle will take alternately through the mastantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a sewing machine, thecombination with a vertical-rectilinearly sliding frame, and .an organized stitch forming mechanism carried thereby; of a cam arranged in a-plane IIO terial to be united and over the same, subparallelwith that of the sliding frame adapted means for rotating the cam, substantially as specified.

4. In a sewing machine, a rotary feed wheel adapted toimpinge upon the material operated upon, and a drive shaft, in combination with a' vertical, rectilinearly sliding frame, astitch Iforming mechanism carried by said frame,

and comprising a needle and a loop taker dito raise and'lower the same, and a suitable.;

rected away from the needle, and mechanism intermediate the drive shaft, and the sliding frame, needle, loop-taker, and feed wheel,`

adapted to raise and lower the frame, and actnate the needle, the loop-taker and the feed Wheel, substantially as specified. 4

5. In a sewing machine, the combination with a needle carrying arm lixed upon arock shaft and carrying the needle, acrank arm also fixed upon the rock shaft and carrying a cam,` and a suitable means for oscillating the crank arm, of a loop taker fixed on a rock shaft, a pinion also fixed on said rock shaft, and a rack bar engaging the said pinion and having a lug in engagement with the cam on the crank arm, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v

G. In a sewing machine, substantially as described, the combination with a feed wheel mounted upon a vertical shaft, and a ratchet wheel also mounted on said shaft, of a drive shaft, a disk mounted on said shaft and having a cam groove, a lever fulcrumed at an intermediate point in its length and having a lug entering the cam groove of the disk on` the drive shaft, the longitudinally slotted Ilever F connected to the first named lever, a lever fnlcrumed adjacent to the vertical shaft and carrying a spring-pressed pawl engaging the ratchet Wheel, a pitman connected at one end to the lever carrying the pawl, and a screw adj ustably connecting the opposite end of said lever and the slotted lever F, su bstan- -tially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a sewing machine, a vertical rectilinearly sliding frame, a rocking or reci procatory needle carried by said frame, a rocking looptaker also carried by thevvertically sliding frame and d-irected away from the needle, and means for intermittently raising and lowering the vertically sliding frame in a. rectilinear plane, and for actuating the needle and the loop taker while ,the sliding frame is at rest in its upper and lowerpositions,substantially as specified. Y

S. In a sewing machine, substantially as de-' scribed, the ,combination with the base having parallel guides upon its upper side, and a feeding mechanism carried by the base; of the sliding plate 72 arranged between the guides of the base and having a longitudinal slot,ascrew taking through said slot and int-o the base, a clamping wheel carried by an arm of the sliding plate, a spring connected to the sliding plate and to the base, and the lever M, having the eccentrically mounted head at one 9. In a sewing machine,substa.ritially as described, the combination with `the base, an

lorganized stitch forming mechanism mounted thereon, a material guidev 'con I lected to the base, and a slotted hanger dep nding from the base; of a platform, abraclpt connected to-the platform and having a ri"` to take into the slot of the hanger, and a set screwl taking'throngh the slot of the hanger and into the bracket, substantiallyas and for the pur pose' set forth. f l y y 10. In a sewing machine, the lcombination with a base, an overhanging and fixed arm mounted on the baseLand the; vdrive shaft journaled in said arm and having a. cam at its forward end; of a vertical, rectilinearly, slidable frame adapted to be raised and lowered by the cam' on the'drive shaft, a needle carrying arm fixed upon a rock shaft journaled in the slidable frame and carrying the needle, a crank arm also fixed upon the rock shaft and carrying a cam, a loop taker ixe'd on a rock shaft carried by the slidable frame, a pinionalso fixed on said rock shaft, a rack bar engaging the said pinion and having a lug in engagement with the cam on the crank arm, and mechanism intermediate of the drive shaft and the crank arm adapted to impart an oscillatory movement to the latter, substantially as specified.

l1. In a sewing machine, the combination with a base, an overhanging and fixed arm mounted on the base, anda drive shaft jour naled in the overhang'ing and fixed arm; of a vertical, rectilinear-ly slidable frame mounted in ways in the face of the fixed arm, a needle carrying arm fixed upon a rock shaft journaled in the slidable frame and carrying a needle, a loop taker fixed upon a rock shaft l journaled in theV slidable frame, mechanism intermediate the drive shaft and the slidable *frame adapted to raise and lower the same,

and mechanism intermediate o f the drive shaft and rock shafts carrying the needle carryingarm and the loop taker, respectively, adapted to rock said shafts, substantially as specified. ,y i

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

j WELCOME P. GAMMONS, JR. Witnesses: l,

. p HOLMES E. OFFLEY,

.IL-F. MATTHEWS.

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